Churches honor memory of sisters killed in Texas car wreck
Just hours before she was to begin a missions apprenticeship program, an 18-year-old church member and her 16-year-old sister were killed in a car wreck…
Churches of Christ
Voices only: At singing camp, ‘We are marching in the light of God’
Welcome to Voices-only. This weekly online feature highlights the best a cappella videos that come across our eyes — and ears — on the web.…
Keeping it a cappella
MADISON, Tenn. —Yes, Keith Lancaster knows about the decline of Churches of Christ in the U.S. He’s read the stories and seen the numbers. And…
Diverse church reports growth in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia — In three years, a Church of Christ in this city of 5 million souls has grown from six members to about 30,…
For Christian retirees, it’s gospel before golf
MOUNT DORA, Fla. — The stereotypical view of retirement is a time to kick back and relax, maybe play some golf or spend days walking on…
‘God is bringing water today’
DONO-MANGA, Chad — “Water, please.” That’s the most common phrase heard around the table as a team of American Christians gathers under an open-air pavilion…
Editorial: A plea to disagree — respectfully
Chances are, you read something in a recent issue of The Christian Chronicle with which you disagreed. After all, we’re a diverse fellowship with a…
The mission at home
PHOENIX — When Sean and Jeni McClue packed up their lives in Mexico and moved back to their native Arizona to launch an inner-city ministry, they…
A church for the multiethnic sons of Joseph
OKLAHOMA CITY — What do you suppose young Ephraim and Manasseh were thinking, standing before their grandfather, Jacob, and hearing him ask, “Who are these?” They…
Seeds in Sandtown
BALTIMORE — Inside the Lillian Jones Recreation Center on a Thursday night, a small group of children dines on meatballs, green beans and cupcakes. Outside,…
